We Were One: Shoulder to Shoulder with the Marines Who Took Fallujah
by: Patrick K. O'Donnell
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A riveting first-hand account of the fierce battle for Fallujah and the Marines who fought there--a story of brotherhood and sacrifice in a platoon of heroes
The platoon included four pairs of best friends. Each of the four would lose a best friend forever.
Five months after being deployed to Iraq, Lima Company's 1st Platoon found itself in Fallujah, embroiled in some of the most intense house-to-house, hand-to-hand combat since World War II. Civilians were used as human shields or as bait to lure soldiers into buildings rigged with explosives; suicide bombers approached from every corner hoping to die and take Americans with them; radical insurgents, high on adrenaline, fought to the death. The Marines of the 1st Platoon (part of 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment) were among the first to fight in Fallujah, and they bore the brunt of this epic battle. When it was over, the platoon had suffered thirty-five casualties, including four dead.
This is their story.
Award-winning author and historian Patrick O'Donnell stood shoulder-to-shoulder with this modern band of brothers as they marched and fought through the streets of Fallujah, and he stayed with them as the casualties mounted. O'Donnell captures not only the sights, sounds, and smells of the gritty street combat, but also the human drama of young men in a close-knit platoon fighting for their lives--and the lives of their buddies. We Were One chronicles the 1st Platoon's story, from its formation at Camp Pendleton in California to its near destruction in the smoldering ruins of Fallujah.
We Were One is an unforgettable portrait of the new "Greatest Generation."
With 16 pages of extraordinary photographs from the front lines of the Battle for Fallujah
A riveting first-hand account of the fierce battle for Fallujah and the Marines who fought there--a story of brotherhood and sacrifice in a platoon of heroes
The platoon included four pairs of best friends. Each of the four would lose a best friend forever.
Five months after being deployed to Iraq, Lima Company's 1st Platoon found itself in Fallujah, embroiled in some of the most intense house-to-house, hand-to-hand combat since World War II. Civilians were used as human shields or as bait to lure soldiers into buildings rigged with explosives; suicide bombers approached from every corner hoping to die and take Americans with them; radical insurgents, high on adrenaline, fought to the death. The Marines of the 1st Platoon (part of 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment) were among the first to fight in Fallujah, and they bore the brunt of this epic battle. When it was over, the platoon had suffered thirty-five casualties, including four dead.
This is their story.
Award-winning author and historian Patrick O'Donnell stood shoulder-to-shoulder with this modern band of brothers as they marched and fought through the streets of Fallujah, and he stayed with them as the casualties mounted. O'Donnell captures not only the sights, sounds, and smells of the gritty street combat, but also the human drama of young men in a close-knit platoon fighting for their lives--and the lives of their buddies. We Were One chronicles the 1st Platoon's story, from its formation at Camp Pendleton in California to its near destruction in the smoldering ruins of Fallujah.
We Were One is an unforgettable portrait of the new "Greatest Generation."
With 16 pages of extraordinary photographs from the front lines of the Battle for Fallujah
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- A Truly Great Book
By the very nature of their job, historians are normally quite detached from their subjects.The yawning distance between those who make history and those who write it often spans decades, or even centuries, affording historians such advantages as context, hindsight and a near-clinical sort of emotional neutrality.From the very first day of their first graduate school seminar, historians are taught--erroneously in my view--that they must embrace this distance in order to have true objectivity. ... Read More
Rating: - SEMPER FI
Excellent book! As a former Marine 1987-1995, I know what my fellow brothers went through. I'm proud of this generation, and I'm very proud of my beloved Corps! To all my brothers past, present and future. SEMPER FI!
Rating: - One of the most Amazing books ever!
Wow!! I was so impressed by this book!! I am not a fan of reading but I finished this book in 2 days!! I one day wish to be made a MARINE, and this book represents the reasons why!!
During this marvelous story you learn of this 0311 squad and there task at hand!! Though very difficult and tiring the Marines pull it off!! They take Fallujah... U start out reading this book about this squad and how and why they are trained in such a manner.... To put it simply U FIGHT AND DIE FOR THE MAN NEXT ... Read More
Rating: - Great read!!!!
This book is amazing. A must read. Im just so sad that some men passed away after the book was written. Sean Stokes, he seemed like a great guy even though i never met him, i know people who were great friends with him. He was killed by an ied last year. So sad.
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- Into the Heart & Heat of Battle
There are very few oral history projects pertaining to our troops commitment to the War on Terror.Patrick K. O'Donnell, wrote this book to ensure that the story of the Battle for Fallujah is told not from the sidelines but from those who experienced it....house to house, spider hole to spider hole.
Thanks to O'Donnell we look at the Battle for Fallujah from the perspective of those who fought it; at its most basic level, from house to house over a 11 day period.What we read is not some ... Read More
- A Truly Great BookBy the very nature of their job, historians are normally quite detached from their subjects.The yawning distance between those who make history and those who write it often spans decades, or even centuries, affording historians such advantages as context, hindsight and a near-clinical sort of emotional neutrality.From the very first day of their first graduate school seminar, historians are taught--erroneously in my view--that they must embrace this distance in order to have true objectivity. ... Read More
- SEMPER FIExcellent book! As a former Marine 1987-1995, I know what my fellow brothers went through. I'm proud of this generation, and I'm very proud of my beloved Corps! To all my brothers past, present and future. SEMPER FI!
- One of the most Amazing books ever!Wow!! I was so impressed by this book!! I am not a fan of reading but I finished this book in 2 days!! I one day wish to be made a MARINE, and this book represents the reasons why!!
During this marvelous story you learn of this 0311 squad and there task at hand!! Though very difficult and tiring the Marines pull it off!! They take Fallujah... U start out reading this book about this squad and how and why they are trained in such a manner.... To put it simply U FIGHT AND DIE FOR THE MAN NEXT ... Read More
- Great read!!!!This book is amazing. A must read. Im just so sad that some men passed away after the book was written. Sean Stokes, he seemed like a great guy even though i never met him, i know people who were great friends with him. He was killed by an ied last year. So sad.
- Into the Heart & Heat of BattleThere are very few oral history projects pertaining to our troops commitment to the War on Terror.Patrick K. O'Donnell, wrote this book to ensure that the story of the Battle for Fallujah is told not from the sidelines but from those who experienced it....house to house, spider hole to spider hole.
Thanks to O'Donnell we look at the Battle for Fallujah from the perspective of those who fought it; at its most basic level, from house to house over a 11 day period.What we read is not some ... Read More
